Apparatus for separating oil from ammonia in refrigerating systems.



0.1).3AUER. APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING OIL FROM AMMONIA IN REFRIGERATING SYSTEMS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1907.

930, 128. Patented Aug. 3; 1909.

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l x 2 EL A i. iLLd EU LJJELXRLEH DANHQ' BAYER, OF SPBXFJLH IELD, OHIO.

No. 930,128, Sgwoifiootion ,hBlJfiGlS Potent. Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

Application filed Sum: 21%, 1967. bsrdzl No. 388,638.

To all ovlw'n'zv it may, (fowl r7 2. n. to of the t-snl ll), a. pipe 1?) Be 1t known Lost 2, (H.U ziLES l BM: :1 :1- l'ulllng tool; or (-ondsnsox; ml lzon of the fluted States, IQsldll' a! pipe 3 1S preferalalv provldod will! a- #:ztmg 32,9102 The tank 220 is use 511m; 1.

ill moons F11 coolmg the some,

of Ohio, have invented csz'loin new and uselul lmprovements in Appsmms for iiopsconsist-my; prefezobly l 1 coil located rot-mg 013 from Ammonia 1n llolngozalmg within ll 6 and comm ted by means of a.

, Systems, of Wlnoh, the followup; 1s a. spooxfisupply 111;)? 23, having cootrollmg valve through the system, "um

room or 3 so h socioo Side o Presser l.

' swa cooling room. or tool: is s r'idedikdlz vo'lvo 9,

[suitable mom; foi'lles stably of a steam Coll 13., 10

cation, reference being bad thaw-in lo the :24, with o sm source of supply o? wold acoolnpaflying drawings. waster. Hsid coil is provided at Its discharge This invention relates to sppsraius {'oz' 3 and will; an outlet pips 25, hoving'a conseparating oil from ammonia, in l ofiigsz'otingg tzolll ng Volvo 25. The tanlc ."(l ls fux't lzor systems, and has for its objsct to provide a p i'O Yilt il Xjfitli a gage-.27, to indicate the consxmple and elleotwe construction, Wl'wrelvy l (lllilOI; of the oonlonls films-of. :1- further the ammonia may 3742 freed from the oil with 1 means for cooling the oontenis or" the c011-- which it becomes mingled in its passage (looser, i provide a branch pipo 28, leading purified ammonia 5mm the supply pipe and provided with a oontmlling valve- 29. The pipe 28 termil notes above the tank in a sprinkler or dis separate point. E trilmfior 30, by means of which the cold Walter To these ends the inventio consists in coris distribu zed over the outside of the tank 20. mm novelafestures wlllcl'z will now m'oceed l A return pipe 31 leads from the lower part of to dsscriloo, and will Elliil] parliculsixy point the tank :40 to tho suofion pipe 7 of the am being returned to tlzssystem, and .the oil separated tnorsfrom lwmng (l1L-3Cl)i12g0(l Pd, :1-

out in the claims.

In the gmoompsnvimg drawings 1 have shown, parl-ly in lon and partly in section, on eulm sing my invention 111 one 01111, In these embodiment; o shown an- 0 construction, so cooling room or 1 tsrgosed lvetwess.

valve 32.

The qopsrotus thus constructed operates in the to Wllig manner. hen a quantity Q of ammonia and oil has accumulated in the wings 1 have illuslgxa'ted one I trap 6, thsvolve 9 may be opened, allovxdng f my invention and have tlxsmixture to pass into the tank 10. Here "-9350? i, ofordinsry the r'nizzturs becomes heated and separates, oe 2 with o the ammonia passing over through the pipe .nlz 3. ZIP 19 into the condenser 20, While the oil re mains the separator 10, from which it may be drawn out through the pips 15. The ammonia vapor condensed in. the chilling tank 20, and is drawn tlu'ougll the pipe 31 back into if system by the suction of ll)- 1g thosystem' in 2! purified ondi'filon, res flom oil. As the oil accmnuin tho orator 10, its amountcon '00 mined by moons bs 1S, and it so Wltou at l, as dssir'od.

' may be consystem at any denser i may be of sag structlon, A pipe 1 leads irons i Tlzsss posts sblo'coostrustion, 01 lbs iommoria' sosumvls From the lower and oi tank and confiscated by s supply fided Wi'h' mrvolvs 13, to a suit; suggly of An exhaust 3 vi' fid'wl mm be d connei' when no't'in use, by sing tho some in this way the onls, may be freed from the oil which it 'nulolos, and mov 9 used over and over a zzoo 5 does require to be with- :ed by pure onn'nonlo psri- Lissa-ll; the c ose. L l; to be understood as limiting 'ihdicsto llls oonduzloza o to tho organise details of conl-ank. nbsfoi'o doscr lbsd and shown in the accompanying drawings, as the same maybe obviously modified without deperting from the principle of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I cleimes new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combineti system, comprising a pump, e condenser, a trap .and connecting pipes, of a, separating apparatus comprising a resting tank or separator proper connected with the trap and having an oil outlet pipe connected with its lower portion and a vapor outlet in its upper portion, a steam coil for seidheeting tank, a

chilling tank or condenser, 21 pipe connecting- ,the. vapor outlet of the heating tank with the upper portion of the chilling tank, a weter 001 within said chilling tsnk forcooling the some, a pipe connecting ssid chilling tank 20- controlling the connections separator and trap and between the chilling with the suction side of the pum and valves etween the seeks-r29 .su mp on, with s refrigerating eaones upper portion, a. steam coil for heating said tank, a "chilling tank or condenser connected with the vapor outlet of the heating tank, a,

water coil Within said chilling tank for coolingthe seine, means for spraying water upon the exteriorof said chilling tank, a pipe connecting seid chilling taLnk with-the suct' side of said pump, and-valves controlling the connections. between the separator and trap and between the chilling -tank-end pump,

In testimony whereof, I efiix my signature in presence of two witnesses;

' CHARLES DANIEL'BAUE'R. Witnesses: 5

' E. O. HAGAN,

HARRIET L. HAMMAKER. 

